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Prevalence of substance use in 2nd grade practical school students in the Usti Region
Dvorská, Kateřina ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Pavlovská, Amalie (referee)
Background Risk behavior for pupils practical school of the second grade and their access to addictive substances. Formulation of objectives or research questions To map the prevalence, frequency and types of drugs used by pupil practical school of the second grade in Usti Region using the following research questions: What is the prevalence of certain other drugs by pupils? How pupils gain an addictive substance? What is the reason most pupils tested addictive substance? Description of the methods used Data were collected for pupils practical school of the second grade in Usti Region using quantitative method in the form an anonymous questionnaire with a total of 14 those questions, 11 of them were taken from the ESPAD ((European School Survey Project study on alcohol and other drugs). The first free questions characterizing sex, year of age was created by author. The obtained data were processed processed by descriptive statistics based on an analysis of responses according to the research questions. The main results From the research shows that the most commonly used substances include marijuana. Furthermore, respondents most often come into contact with drugs in a group of friends, which is the most common reason why respondents used an addictive substance. Recommendations The results of this...
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Analyses of the applied methods of the relapse prevention and interventions used in a selected therapeutic community for addiction treatment.
Kubátová, Michaela ; Reichelová, Lenka (advisor) ; Pavlovská, Amalie (referee)
The aim of this qualitative study was to map the preparation and process of relapse prevention programs in therapeutic community for treating addictions in Czech republic called Magdaléna o.p.s.. The next aim was to describe the specifics of these programs and analyse methods that are mostly applied. For fullfilling these aims, four methods were chosen: analisys of documents, semistructured interwiews with the members of the team of therapists, observation of the researcher in the specific relapse prevention program during her internship and one semistructured interview with client of this therapeutic community. The final number of respondents for this research was four therapists and one client. Three metodic relapse prevention documents were analysed and for setting the final outcomes of this research were also used the outputs from the observation of the researcher from the specific relapse prevention program. Based on this research it was found out, that the specific relapse prevention programs in Magdaléna have been part of the long-term structured schedule of the treatment. This program is on the schedule once per week in duration of one hour and it is managed by one of the therapists. The program have been carried out in group and it is always based on one specific topic. Educational and...
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University education of social workers in addictological issues in Europe and USA: a review
Vitásková, Kristýna ; Pavlovská, Amalie (advisor) ; Libra, Jiří (referee)
BACKGROUND: Academic training of social work students is fundamental to the development of quality workforce. Social workers have worked with drug users and their families since the formation of social work field. Due the diversity of target groups and a number of services in which social workers can act, many of them are employed in services for drug users. Education and training of social work students does not focus enough on the field of addictology. AIMS: To provide a systematic overview of the results of published research studies, dealing with university education of social workers in the field of substance abuse in Europe and the USA. To find out how the training of social workers in the field of substance abuse is organized. METHODS: The resulting product is a systematic review of scientific articles. Articles have been searched in national databases according to the specific criteria, keywords and their combinations. The target group consists of studies dealing with the university education of social workers in the field of substance abuse. The tool for managing reference (EndNote) was used for data analysis and data processing. To clarify and categorize data, PRISMA flow diagram was used. From a total of 552 studies found, 19 articles were included into the analysis as eligible. Then...
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Spirituality and substance use among students of church schools in Prague
Skorobogatova, Anastasiia ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Pavlovská, Amalie (referee)
Background: Healthy Spirituality helps to find identity, she led to inner harmony and also harmonizes the relationship to the world and external activity. Four dimensions act of faith - an autonomous source present grace, free response and social framework - will appear in therapeutic practice and may contribute to the development of a mature personality and eliminate substance abuse during adolescence and the next life. We can talk about that in difference from other religious direction Christianity has the personality of addictological terms of psychotherapeutic influence. The main aim of my thesis is an overview of the situation of substance use among adolescents from Christian oriented schools of Prague aged 13 to 16 years. Another objective is to compare the results with the results from the ESPAD study in 2011. Method of making data: For these purposes, we used a short questionnaire ESPAD (2007), Prague spirituality questionnaire (PSQ 30) and a standard questionnaire on religious attitudes M. Duda and Smely I. (2013). Participants: The research sample consisted of 96 students from Christian schools aged 13 to 16 years. Data analysis methods: The data were processed at the level of descriptive and mathematical and analytical statistics (chi-square) and the results reported in the tables and...
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Behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with the consumption of simple sugars in relation to addictive behavior
Stulíková, Aneta ; Čablová, Lenka (advisor) ; Pavlovská, Amalie (referee)
The thesis focuses on the issue of consumption of simple sugar and the psychological and behavioral aspects related to addictive behavior. The aim of the study was to explore and describe whether and how selected behavioral and psychological symptoms are affected by change in the consumption of simple sugar. Data were obtained by semistructured interview and administration of questionnaires. Two questionnaires SCL-90 and the Food frequency questionnaire were used. The research sample was divided into two groups. First - control group are individuals who routinely consume food in which is usually simple sugar. Second - quasiexperimental group are individuals who have at least two years without simple sugar intake. Because of specificity of the selection criteria and in regard to validity of the quasiexperimental group were selected among individuals consuming a macrobiotic diet. Respondents completed an interview and filled out questionnaires within one meeting. Based on data analysis, it was found that individuals who consume sugar showed less psychopathological symptoms according SCL-90, after elimination of sugar also showed more characteristics of addictive behavior in relation to a simple sugar than the control group. Changes after the elimination of simple sugar were most commonly associated...
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Barriers to accessing treatment
Šimonová, Tereza ; Doležalová, Pavla (advisor) ; Pavlovská, Amalie (referee)
of the thesis Introduction: The topic of those who have been victims of human trafficking and who are also addicted to drugs is something not yet deeply investigated. The prevetion, intervention and social services for those who are both drug addicts and victims of human trafficking should be based on good knowledge of the situation each of thier particular needs. Helping organizations for this population of people report that from thier expereinces, this is a situation that continues to become more problematic. It is important to be aware of these situations in order to improve them. Victims of human trafficking who also struggle with drug addiction is a situation that deals with many types of needs. It is important to understand each of those comprehensively to fully help the people to return to a social life. Claim: The aim of this work is to describe the various barriers that people face when looking to access addiction rehabilitation centers. This work is from the point-of-view of the victims of human trafficking as well as from the professionals who work with those victims. The aim of the work is to examine how both the professional and victim look at all parts of the issues of barriers. Methods: Quality research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with human traffick victims and...
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Analysis of students' internships in the field of addictology
Pavlovská, Amalie ; Havrdová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Libra, Jiří (referee)
Practical education (practice) is an important part of many fields of study at the universities. Education in the fields of medicine and social work, which create a base for the addictology, include a practice as a integral part of study. Practice enable students to gain important professional and work experience that complete the theoretical preparation. Students preparing for their profession in the social servises organizations, account for a future source of possible employees for these services providers. This thesis is focused on the area of providing and offering student practice within the study of addictology from the view of all three involved parties, the university, the organization providing a practice realisation and the students. The main aim of this work was to map a role and a significance of practical education within preparation of students of the addictology for a future profession. A partial aim was to suggest and create a set of recommendations for all parties involved in this process. The aims were achieved by using of qualitative research methods, i.e. documents analysis, interviews or questionnaires that also provided qualitative data. All ethical questions were kept. The whole work was realised in the form of a case study, so that it is focused mostly practically. The set...
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Experiences of clients of the aftercare centers in Prague with employment at the job market
Pavlovská, Amalie ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Kuda, Aleš (referee)
Background: There are many researches on the topic of employing (ex) drug users in abroad, but a little works in the Czech Republic. Its pioneers did not aim specifically to describe a group of clients of aftercare centers who are most closely to the working process. Aims: In cooperation with three Prague aftercare centers (Drop In, Magdaléna, SANANIM) and Work and social agency SANANIM to map and describe job experiences of their clients on the job market. Next aim is to create a typology of clients in the aftercare centers according to their current un/employment. Complex of recommendations how to prevent mistakes at the job market was suggested. Methods: Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used to data collection - a questionnaire to map experiences of clients at the job market and interviews for detailed description of client types. Data analysis was carried out by open cosiny and descriptive statistics. All the ethical questions were kept. Sample: Basic population was created by all current clients of aftercare centers in Prague. It was necessary to fulfil these criteria: to be current client of some of the centers, to have at least one contact with the job market during the aftercare programme and to give an agreement with attendance in the study. Total number of respondents...
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The role of the first (re)lapse in the aftercare - client's and therapist's views
Pavlovská, Amalie ; Přikryl, Tomáš (referee) ; Kuda, Aleš (advisor)
On the background of the attachment in the aftercare center and interest in relapse prevention I chose the question if the first (re)lapse plays some role in the aftercare and what role is it for the topic of my bachelor work. The aims are to map and compare clients' and therapists' views on the same event of the client's first (re)lapse; emphasize that the first (re)lapse needn't to lead to the original stage of addictive behaviour but on the contrary can play a positive role in client's life and process of the aftercare; and critically assess the current status of using of the relapse prevention terminology in practice. (...) All clients of the aftercare center create the basic sample. Two clients were chosen to the sample, experienced a (re)lapse during their aftercare, processed it with the therapists and continue in the programme. The interviews were realized with clients' therapists. The statements of clients and therapists are not too different. There is the question if similar views are result of their joint work or if the clients are under the influence of the opinions of the therapists that they describe an event in this way. I point out the important difference in sights on (re)lapse at all, clients see it especially in the negative way, as a failure, but both therapists describe it rather in the...
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